Today's Mom Story is with Lisa Eriksson, she is the owner and creator of FABRIKO - a Swedish brand for interior design and accessories for children. Lisa has a lovely story to share, so let's get to it.

I've never been a shabby chic kind of lady, but I have to admit these sweet soft toys by annapavlovna are hard to pass up. They have a fabulous vintage quality to them, and though they are not meant to be played with - they would look darling as decoration in a babies room. Each soft toys is hand stitched and embroidered. Anna and Kate are the owner's behind annapavlovna, and I especially like the soft color palette they have chosen when creating their soft toys.

Another set of soft toys that I am liking (pictured below), also not for playing with, but for adding sweet and simple touches to a room - are by Wassupbrothers (now that's a name!).

Olga, the owner of Wassupbrothers uses recycled materails to create her soft toys, and natural dyes when coloring fabric. I especially love the little scene's Olga creates for her handmade toys. - Tiffany King

Typically our big summer vacation is to Colombia, where my husband is from, but since we have a baby girl due at the end of May we are staying close this year, just up to my parent’s lake house in New Hampshire.

Who are you bringing along?The whole clan!

Where do you stay?When we got to Colombia we split our time between my mother-in-law’s house in the outskirts of Bogotá and my brother in-law’s house in La Candelaria, the historic district in downtown Bogotá. Both are so different but extremely beautiful.

How do you get there?We fly. Jetblue just starting flying to Bogotá a few years ago, but we usually end up flying American Airlines.

What do you bring?People hear South America and think hot. Bogota is at 8,000 + feet above sea level in middle of the Andes Mountains, so the weather is all over the place. It goes from pouring rain to super sunny to cloudy then repeat. You have to pack lots of layers—a few warm sweaters, scarves and a medium weight jacket for everyone—not matter what time of year you visit. It gets quite cold at night, so we always bring long john jammies for our son and even a sweater or wearable blanket since most of the older homes (the ones we stay in) have no heat beyond a big fireplace—it’s pretty rustic.

We also always bring a kit of meds, which I think everyone does when traveling to a third world country, but especially Benadryl in case the kids get altitude sickness—so far no issues! Other than that a big suitcase to fill up with local goodies.

What can the kids bring?Good shoes for navigating the cobble stone streets and an umbrella.

Where do you usually search for travel ideas?I like Kayak for booking airtravel and Jetsetter for finding 5 star hotels at a discount.

Any travel tips?Stay flexible and relaxed when traveling with kids-- there is always something. Keep it simple, don’t bring a giant diaper bag, a few books (new ones!) stickers, snacks and an iphone or ipad and you are set.

Parents always ask me about bringing a car seat and stroller when travelling—especially to NYC. I say, even though it’s a mega schlep, bring both items since you can check them for free on the plane and it’s better to have them and not use it than wish you had brought them.

What are must-see places in the world according to you?That’s hard. I feel like it’s a very personal thing. For me the important places that I have visited are Sweden, Paris, Berlin, New York (my home now) Puerto Rico and I hope to make it to Asia!

Hi and welcome to Bloesem! My name is Irene Hoofs and I started this journal in 2008 wanting to share my passion for design, art and craft with you. In 2016 BloesemKids moved to a new url called BloesemDesign.com